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  2. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia

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    The South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited, and a very small non-permanent population resides on South Georgia. [2] There are no scheduled passenger flights or ferries to or from the territory, although visits by cruise liners to South Georgia are increasingly popular, with several thousand visitors each summer.

  3. South Sandwich Islands - Wikipedia

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    The territory of "South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" was formed in 1985; [2] previously, both archipelagos had been governed as part of the Falkland Islands Dependencies. On 10 February 2008, an earthquake of magnitude 6.5 on the Richter Scale had its epicenter 205 km (127 mi) south-southeast of Bristol Island . [ 3 ]

  4. File:Map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.svg

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 04:07, 17 April 2021: 1,052 × 744 (2.33 MB): Geobica: Traversay islands label dissapeared oops: 03:58, 17 April 2021

  5. Grytviken - Wikipedia

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    His widow chose South Georgia as his final resting place so this is where he remained. His grave is located south of Grytviken, alongside those of whalers who had died on the island. On 27 November 2011, the ashes of Frank Wild, Shackleton's "right-hand man," were interred on the right side of Shackleton's grave-site. The inscription on the ...

  6. South Georgia - Wikipedia

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    South Georgia is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east–west direction, South Georgia is around 170 kilometres (106 mi) long and has a maximum width of 35 ...

  7. King Edward Point - Wikipedia

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    A series of civilian Marine Officers was appointed to carry out customs and fisheries duties for the South Georgia Government from 1991, and were billeted with the small garrison. On 22 March 2001, the British Antarctic Survey reopened the station on behalf of the Government of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (GSGSSI). Most of the ...

  8. List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South ...

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    English: Falkland Islands Spanish: Islas Malvinas: Stanley English: Stanley: 3,398 [17] 12,173 km 2 (4,700 sq mi) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands [n 5] SGS British overseas territory: English: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: King Edward Point English: King Edward Point: No permanent population [n 6] 3,903 km 2 (1,507 ...

  9. History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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    In 1985, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ceased to be Falkland Islands dependencies and became a separate British overseas territory. Due to its remote location and harsh climate, South Georgia had no indigenous population when first discovered. While the island has been inhabited during the last two centuries, with some settlers ...